 These places, these cultures, these traditions need your commitment, your compassion, and your courage to act ambitiously on climate change. Without the combined expertise and experiences here in this room, thousands of places and cultures across this country will not be able to survive climate impacts. Every single person here has a voice to contribute to America's climate change story. We need historic preservationists to give us examples of the ultimate recycling, reusing historic buildings to save energy, places, and land. We need architects to design flexible structures that will adapt with climate impacts both on the coast and in America's heartland. We need planners to create more equitable climate approaches using all of the diverse knowledges in America's cities. We need developers who are going to implement climate-ready, carbon-neutral designs in American communities. And we need researchers to better understand what our climate impacts are and how they will affect our historic places. No matter who you are, we need you in the climate change movement.